Sony Digital Camera SNC Z20P User Manual

Click Apply, and “Camera reset OK?” appears. Click

OK on the dialog to reset the camera settings on the

Camera setting page to the factory settings.

Zoom Position

Click Store to store the current zooming position in the

memory of the camera. When the power is turned on

next time, the stored zooming position is recalled.

OK/Cancel

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Camera control mode setting

Section

You can set the operation mode for zooming using the

TELE and WIDE buttons (see page 11), and for manual

focusing using the NEAR and FAR buttons (see

page 11).

Configuring the Network

— Network setting Page

When you click Network on the Administrator menu,

the Network setting page appears.

Use this page to configure the network to connect the

camera and the computer.

Wired LAN setting Section

This section provides the menus for connecting the

camera through the Ethernet.

Mode

Select the operation mode of the mouse.

Normal: When you click the mouse button, the camera

starts zooming operation, or the focus adjustment

starts, and the operation/adjustment continues while

you hold down the mouse button. To stop the

operation/adjustment, release the mouse button.

Step: Each time you click the mouse button, the camera

starts zooming or the focus adjustment operates by a

transition level determined by Level.

If you keep the mouse button held down for more

than 1 second, the operation mode is temporarily

changed to Normal. When you release the mouse

button, the camera operation/adjustment stops and

the Step mode is restored.

DHCP

Select On to assign the IP address to the camera

automatically. When you have assigned a proper IP

address to the camera, select Off.

Level

Select the focus adjustment of the camera operation by

clicking the mouse button once. This section is effective

when Mode is set to Step.

Note

When you set DHCP to On, make sure that there is an

DHCP server on the network.

Zoom: Select the camera transition level from 1 to 10

by clicking the TELE or WIDE button for zooming

(see page 11). Selecting 10 gives the maximum

transition level.

DNS auto acquisition

When DHCP is set to On, select if the IP address of the

DNS server is assigned automatically or not. Select On

to assign the IP address of the DNS server automatically.

Focus: Select the focus adjustment transition level from

1 to 10 by clicking the FAR or NEAR button for

manual focusing (see page 11). Selecting 10 gives

the maximum transition level.

IP address

Type the IP address of the camera.

Note

When you have changed the Mode or Level setting, click

the Control button on the menu section to update the

setting on the image control section.

Subnet mask

Type the subnet mask.

Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the camera.

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Primary DNS

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if

necessary.

Bandwidth control

Limits the data communication bandwidth of the

camera.

You can select from among the following:

Unlimited, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0,

6.0, 7.0, 8.0 (Mbps)

Select Unlimited when you do not want to limit the

bandwidth.

DHCP

Notes

Select On to assign the IP address to the camera

automatically. When you have assigned a proper IP

address to the camera, select Off.

• If you limit the bandwidth, the camera performance

may be affected, for example, the frame rate of image

display may be reduced.

• The actual bandwidth may differ from the selected

option depending on the network environments.

Note

When you set DHCP to On, make sure that there is an

DHCP server on the network.

OK/Cancel

DNS auto acquisition

When DHCP is set to On, select if the IP address of the

DNS server is assigned automatically or not. Select On

to assign the IP address of the DNS server automatically.

http://ip_address[:port]/path?parameter

Wireless LAN setting Section

IP address

Type the IP address of the camera.

This section provides the menus for connecting the

camera through a wireless network, with the specified

wireless LAN card inserted into the PC card slot of the

camera.

Read the Operation Manual and Installation Guide of the

wireless LAN card together with this guide.

Subnet mask

Type the subnet mask.

Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

Verified wireless LAN adapter card

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Client Adapter: AIR-PCM352

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the wireless LAN card

inserted into the PC card slot of the camera. If no card

is inserted, 00-00-00-00-00-00 is displayed.

For details on the wireless LAN card, consult your

authorized Sony dealer or the store where you purchased

the product.

Primary DNS

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if

necessary.

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Bandwidth control

Limits the data communication bandwidth for the

wireless interface of the camera.

You can select from among the following:

Unlimited, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 (Mbps)

Select Unlimited when you do not want to limit the

bandwidth.

HTTP port setting Section

You can set the port number for the HTTP server on the

camera.

SSID

HTTP port No.

Normally select 80. If you want to use a port number

other than 80, select the text box and type a port number

between 1024 and 65535.

Type the ID to identify the wireless network you want to

access using up to 32 ASCII characters (upper and lower

cases).

For your security, be sure to change the factory setting.

Note

Type

When you have set the HTTP port No. to a number other

than 80 on the Network setting page or in the Setup

Program, access the camera by typing the IP address of

the camera on the web browser, as follows:

Select the network connection type 802.11 Ad hoc

mode or Infrastructure mode. When you select 802.11

Ad hoc mode, specify the wireless channel and the

maximum transmission power.

Example: when HTTP port No. is set to 8000

Specify the channel and transmission power conforming

to the regulations of your country or region. For details,

refer to the Operation Manual and Installation Guide of

the wireless LAN card.

WEP

Select On when you use the WEP (Wired Equivalent

Privacy) keys, or Off when you do not use it.

The WEP key data settings are valid only when the WEP

menu is set to On.

WEP key data

Specify up to 4 WEP keys. The length of a WEP key is

40 or 104 bit. A 104-bit WEP key has a higher security

level than a 40-bit key. You can type the WEP key either

in hexadecimal numbers (0 to 9 and A to F) or ASCII

characters.

When the Type menu is set to Infrastructure mode, the

WEP key should be the same as that of the access point.

When the Type menu is set to 802.11 Ad hoc mode, the

WEP key should be the same as that of the

communication client.

Notes

• Before removing the wireless LAN card from the

camera, turn off the power of the camera.

• If a setting either in the Wired LAN setting section or

the Wireless LAN setting section has changed, both

the Ethernet and wireless interfaces are disconnected

and initialized.

• The throughput of the data transmission/reception via

the Ethernet may decrease when the wireless LAN

card is in use.

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HTTP

Notifying the IP Address

— Dynamic IP address notification

Section

When the DHCP menu is set to On, you can send the

notification of the completion of the network settings

(Wired LAN settings and Wireless LAN settings) using

the SMTP or HTTP protocol.

Select On to output a command to the HTTP server

when the DHCP setting is completed. Using this

function, you can configure a useful system, for

example, to view the access log stored in the HTTP

server or start an external CGI program.

URL

Specify the URL to send HTTP commands, up to 256

characters. The URL is normally described as follows:

ip_address: Type the IP address or host name of the host

to which you want to connect.

[:port]: Specify the port number to which you want to

connect. If you want to use Well-known port number

80, you do not need to input this value.

path: Type the command name.

parameter: Type the command parameter if necessary.

You can use the special tags mentioned below for the

parameters.

Proxy server name

When you send HTTP commands via a proxy server,

type the name or IP address of the proxy server, up to 64

characters.

Proxy port No.

Specify the port number when you send HTTP

commands via the proxy server. Set the port number

between 1024 and 65535.

SMTP

Method

Select On to send an E-mail when the DHCP setting is

completed.

Select the HTTP method GET or POST.

About the special tags

SMTP server name

Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server you

want to use for sending an E-mail, up to 64 characters.

You can use the following five special tags to allow the

notification of the settings acquired by the DHCP, such

as an IP address. Type the tags in the parameter section

of the URL that you describe in the Message field of the

SMTP menu.

Recipient e-mail address

Type the recipient E-mail address up to 64 characters.

You can specify only one recipient E-mail address.

<IP>

From e-mail address

Use this tag to embed the IP address acquired by the

DHCP in the text or parameter.

Type the E-mail address that is displayed in the From

field of E-mails, up to 64 characters. This is used as the

reply address or the address for the system mail from the

mail server.

Use this tag to embed the specified HTTP server port

number in the text or parameters.

Subject

Type the subject/title of the E-mail up to 64 characters.

Message

Type the text of the E-mail up to 384 characters. You

can describe the information of the acquired IP address,

etc. using the special tags mentioned below.

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Use this tag to embed the MAC address of the interface

which IP address you have acquired by the DHCP, in the

text or parameter.

Setting the User

— User setting Page

When you click User on the Administrator menu, the

User setting page appears.

Use this page to set the user names and passwords of

Administrator and up to 9 kinds of users (User 1 to User

9), and the access right of each user.

Use this tag to embed the camera's model name (SNC-

Z20N or SNC-Z20P) in the text or parameter.

Use this tag to embed the camera's serial number in the

text or parameter.

Administrator, User 1 to 9

Specify User name, Password, Re-type password and

Access right for each user ID.

User name

Type a user name between 4 and 16 characters.

Password

Type a password between 4 and 16 characters.

Re-type password

To confirm the password, type the same characters as

you typed in the Password box.

Note

If you type an incorrect character in the User name,

Password or Re-type password box, a message like the

following appears. In this case, click OK to cancel the

message and re-type the correct character.

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Access right

Select the access right for each user from the drop-down

list. You can select from Level 1 to Level 4. The rights

afforded to each access right are as follows:

Level 1: Allows monitoring of the camera image

(including some operations for monitoring).

Setting the Security

— Security setting Page

When you click Security on the Administrator menu,

the Security setting page appears.

Use this page to limit the computers that can access the

camera.

Level 2: Allows monitoring of the camera image and

camera operations.

Level 3: Allows monitoring of the camera image,

camera operations and manual application

operations.

Activating/Deactivating the

Security Function

— Security usage setting Page

Level 4: Allows all the access right as Administrator.

No access right: Use this option when you want to

prohibit access to the camera temporarily.

User access right

Select the level of the access right to require user

authentication.

The authentication dialog will appear where user

authentication is required.

To activate the security function, select Use security

function, then click OK. The Security setting page

appears.

If you do not use the security function, select Do not use

security function, then click OK.

Level 1: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the following pages: main viewer page

(page 9), Camera control parts (page 11), Trigger

control parts (page 12) or Administrator menu page

(page 16).

Setting the Security Function

—Securing setting Page

Level 2: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the following pages: Camera control parts,

Trigger control parts or Administrator menu page.

No user authentication is required to display the

main viewer page.

Level 3: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the following pages: Trigger control parts

or Administrator menu page.

No user authentication is required to display the

main viewer page or the Camera control parts.

Level 4: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the Administrator menu page only.

No user authentication is required to display the

other pages.

Default policy

Select the basic policy of the limit from Allow and

Deny.

If you select Allow, you will basically allow access to

the camera and only deny access from the computers

specified on the Network address/Subnet 1 to Network

address/Subnet 10 menus below.

OK/Cancel

If you select Deny, you will basically deny access to the

camera, and only allow access from the computers

specified on the Network address/Subnet 1 to Network

address/Subnet 10 menus.

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Network address/Subnet 1 to Network

address/Subnet 10

Type the IP addresses and subnet mask values you want

to allow or deny access to the camera.

You can specify up to 10 IP addresses and subnet mask

values. For a subnet mask, type 8 to 32.

To temporarily cancel the Default Policy for a specified

IP address/subnet mask, select Allow or Deny from the

drop-down list on the right.

Sending Images to FTP

Server

— FTP client setting Page

When you click FTP client on the Administrator menu,

the FTP client setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for capturing and sending still

images to an FTP server. You can capture a still image

at the moment when a trigger occurs by an external

sensor input, the built-in activity detection function or a

manual trigger button, or capture sequenced still images

before and after the trigger. The captured still image(s)

is sent to the FTP server (FTP client function). You can

also send still images periodically.

Tip

The subnet mask value represents the bit number from

the left of the network address.

For example, the subnet mask value for 255.255.255.0 is

24.

If you set “192.168.0.0/24, Allow,” you can allow access

from the computers having an IP address between

192.168.0.0 and 192.168.0.255.

Activating/Deactivating the FTP

Client Function

— FTP client usage setting Page

Note

You can access the camera even from a computer having

the IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you

enter the user name and password set for Level 4 access

right on the authentication dialog displayed.

OK/Cancel

“Controlling the Application Manually” on page 12.)

To activate the FTP client function, select Use FTP

client function and click OK. The FTP client setting

page appears.

When you do not use the FTP client function, select Do

not use FTP client function and click OK.

Note

The frame rate and operability on the main viewer page

may decrease while a file is being transmitted by the

FTP client function.

Setting the FTP Client Function

— FTP client setting Page

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FTP server name

Mode

Type the FTP server name to upload still images up to 64

characters, or the IP address of the FTP server.

Select the mode of the FTP client function.

Manual: Sends still images to the FTP server manually.

After selecting Manual, click OK. The FTP client

function mode is set to Manual.

User name

Type the user name for the FTP server.

In this mode, when you click the

(Trigger)

button on the main viewer page, a still image is

captured and sent to the FTP server. (See

Password

Type the password for the FTP server.

Alarm: Sends still images to the FTP server by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the

built-in activity detection function. When you select

Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see

page 31).

Re-type password

To confirm the password, type the same characters as

you typed in the Password box.

Remote path

Type the path to the destination up to 64 characters.

Note

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select

the Alarm mode. When you want to use the Alarm

mode, set the Suffix menu to Date/Time or

Sequence number.

Image file name

Type the basic file name you want to assign to the

images when sending to the FTP server. You can use up

to 6 alphanumeric, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for

naming.

Periodical sending: Sends still images to the FTP

server periodically. When you select Periodical

sending, the Periodical sending mode setting section

appears (see page 32).

Suffix

Select the suffix to add to the file name.

None: No suffix is added. The basic file name is

assigned to the image to be sent to the FTP server.

Date/Time: The date/time suffix is added to the file

name.

Back/OK

The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of

year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour

(2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and

consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number

is added to the file name.

Alarm mode setting Section

Sequence number: A consecutive number is added to

the basic file name. A number of up to 10 digits

between 0000000000 and 4294967295 is added to

the file name.

Tip

Alarm

When the Mode menu is set to Alarm, the type of alarm

and the capture timing to the alarm are added to the

suffix.

Type of alarm: S1 (Sensor), AD (Activity Detection)

Capture timing: PR (Pre-alarm), JT (Just alarm), PT

(Post-alarm)

Select the alarm to link the FTP client function. If the

selected alarm is detected, the still images before and

after the alarm are captured sequentially and sent to the

FTP server.

Sensor: External sensor connected to sensor input of the

camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

To set the activity detection function, click Activity

detection. The Activity detection setting page

appears (see page 44).

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Available period

Select the period for which the selected alarm mode is

available.

Always: The selected alarm mode is available any time.

Use scheduler: The selected alarm mode is available

according to the schedule selected in Schedule No.

below.

Note

The actual interval may be longer than the set value,

depending on the image size and the network

environments.

Available period

Select the period for which the periodical sending mode

is available.

Always: The periodical sending mode is available any

time.

Use scheduler: The periodical sending mode is

available according to the schedule selected in

Schedule No. below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the selected alarm

mode being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the perdiodical

sending mode being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 33.

Alarm buffer configuration

Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting

page.

For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm

buffer setting Page” on page 42.

Note

Backup sending mode

If an alarm occurs during the Alarm buffer processing,

that alarm is ignored.

You can temporarily store (back up) still image data in

the built-in memory (about 8 MB) when uploading to

the FTP server is impossible due to a network failure,

etc.

When the network recovers, the backup image data is

uploaded to the FTP server.

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script

file (.js) are added each time the selected alarm is

detected.

When you open the added HTML file using a general

browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the

still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi-

animation).

This function is available only when Periodical sending

is selected.

Select On to enable the Backup function.

Notes

• The Backup sending mode cannot be set to On when

the image memory function (page 38) is activated.

When you want to use the Backup function, deactivate

the image memory function.

Periodical sending mode setting

Section

• When the backup memory capacity is full or the

backup images exceed 2,560, new image data will not

be stored. (The previously stored images are retained.)

• Backup image data is erased when the power of the

camera is turned off.

Backup interval time

Specify the interval at which you want to send the

backup image data to the FTP server. You can set a value

between 1 second and the time set on the Interval time

menu.

Interval time

Type the interval at which you want to send images to

the FTP server periodically. You can set the hour (H),

minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and 24

hours (one day).

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Image view size

Note

Select the image size to be displayed on the digest

viewer from among the following: Auto, 160 × 120, 320

× 240, 640 × 480

The actual interval may be longer than the set value

depending on image size and the network environments.

When you select Auto, the image is displayed in the size

specified with the Image size menu on the Camera

setting page (see page 20).

Built-in memory

Displays the built-in memory space.

Log

Play speed

Select the play speed from 1 to 5. 5 is the highest speed.

Click View to display the Backup FTP log page to show

network failures and event information.

Click Clear to delete the log contents.

Note

Whether you can play the image at a high speed depends

on the performance of your computer. You may need to

select a lower speed.

Note

The log contents are cleared when the power of the

camera is turned off.

Play

Operating the Digest Viewer

Click this button to start playing. Playing stops when the

last still image is displayed.

If you download the HTML file, the Java Script file and

the JPEG image files to your computer and open HTML

file using a general browser, the digest viewer is

displayed on the screen.

When a still image is displayed, click this button to

display the next numbered still image.

Digest viewer

Prev (previous)

When a still image is displayed, click this button to

display the previous numbered still image.

Still

Click this button to stop playing temporarily.

Stop

Click to stop playing. The still image of number 1 is

displayed.

Number

Displays the consecutive still image number.

Date

Displays the date and time when the image is captured.

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Setting the FTP Server Function

— FTP server setting Page

You can register up to 10 user names and passwords to

allow logging in the camera using the FTP client

software of the computer.

Downloading Images

from the Camera

— FTP server setting Page

When you click FTP server on the Administrator menu,

the FTP server setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the FTP server function which

finds a specified still image file stored in the built-in

memory of the camera (about 8 MB) or the ATA

memory card inserted into the PC card slot, or download

the still image file from the card.

Activating/Deactivating the FTP

Server Function

— FTP server usage setting Page

Built-in memory

Displays the free space of the built-in memory of the

camera.

To activate the FTP server function, select Use FTP

server function and click OK. The FTP server setting

page appears.

When you do not use the FTP server function, select Do

not use FTP server function and click OK.

A-slot (adrv)

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC

card slot and its free card space.

Notes

Selected root directory

Select from the drop-down list, the directory under

which the image file you want to find or download is

stored.

Built-in memory: Built-in memory of the camera

ATA memory card: ATA memory card inserted into PC

card slot of the camera

• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer

page may decrease when the FTP server function is

used.

• Deactivate the FTP server function before removing

the ATA memory card or turning off the power of the

camera with the ATA memory card inserted.

User ID

Type a user name between 4 and 16 characters.

Password

Type a password between 4 and 16 characters.

Re-type password

To confirm the password, type the same characters as

you typed in the Password box.

Back/OK

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

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SMTP server name

Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the

IP address of the SMTP server.

Sending an Image via E-

mail — SMTP setting Page

Recipient e-mail address

Type the recipient E-mail address up to 64 characters.

You can specify up to three recipient E-mail addresses.

When you click SMTP on the Administrator menu, the

SMTP setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the SMTP function that can

capture and send a still image attached to an E-mail. You

can capture a still image at the moment when a trigger

occurs by an external sensor input, the built-in activity

detection function or a manual trigger button. The

captured still image is sent as an atttachment of the E-

mail. You can also send a still image periodically.

Administrator e-mail address

Type the Administrator e-mail address up to 64

characters.

This address is used for reply mail and sending error

messages from the camera.

Activating/Deactivating the SMTP

Function — SMTP usage setting

Page

Subject

Type the subject/title of the E-mail up to 64 characters.

Message

Type the text of the E-mail up to 384 characters. (A line

break is equivalent to 2 characters.)

Image file name

Type the basic file name you want to assign to the image

to attach an E-mail. You can use up to 6 alphanumeric,

- (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming.

To activate the SMTP function, select Use SMTP

function and click OK. The SMTP setting page

appears.

When you do not use the SMTP function, select Do not

use SMTP function and click OK.

Suffix

Notes

Select the suffix to add to the file name.

None: No suffix is added. The basic file name is

assigned to the image to be sent via an E-mail.

Date/Time: The date/time suffix is added to the file

name.

The frame rate and operability on the main viewer page

may decrease while an image file is being transmitted

via an E-mail.

The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of

year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour

(2 digits), minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits) ,

thus 12-digit number is added to the file name.

Sequence number: A consecutive number is added to

the basic file name. A number of up to 10 digits

between 0000000000 and 4294967295 is added to

the file name.

Setting the SMTP Function

— SMTP setting Page

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

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Mode

Available period

Select the mode of the SMTP function.

Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.

Always: The alarm mode is available any time.

Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according

to the schedule selected on the Schedule No. menu

below.

Manual: Sends a still image attached to an E-mail

manually. After selecting Manual, click OK. The

SMTP function mode is set to Manual.

In this mode, when you click the

(Trigger)

button on the main viewer page, a still image is

captured and sent via an E-mail. (See “Controlling

the Application Manually” on page 12.)

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode

being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

Alarm: Sends a still image via an E-mail by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the

built-in activity detection function. When you select

Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see

page 36).

Periodical sending: Sends a still image via an E-mail

periodically. When you select Periodical sending,

the Periodical sending mode setting section appears

(see page 36).

Periodical sending mode setting

Section

Back/OK

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

Interval time

Alarm mode setting Section

Type the interval at which you want to send an E-mail

with a still image periodically. You can set the hour (H)

and minutes (M) between 30 minutes and 24 hours (one

day).

Available period

Alarm

Select the period for which the periodical sending mode

is available.

Always: The periodical sending mode is available any

time.

Use scheduler: The periodical sending mode is

available according to the schedule selected on the

Schedule No. menu below.

Select the alarm to link the SMTP function. If the

selected alarm is detected, a still image is captured and

sent via an E-mail.

Sensor: External sensor connected to sensor input of the

camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera.

To set the activity detection function, click Activity

detection. The Activity detection setting page appears

(see page 44).

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the perdiodical

sending mode being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

Note

The image that can be attached to an E-mail is the one

captured at the moment when an alarm is input. If the

next alarm occurs while the captured image is being

processed, that alarm is ignored.

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Day/Night: Controls alarm out 1 by synchronizing with

the Day/Night function of the camera. When you

select Day/Night, the Day/Night setting button

appears. Click the button, and the Camera setting

page appears and you can set the Day/Night function

(see page 23).

Setting the Alarm Out 1

or 2

— Alarm out 1 or 2 setting Page

In the Night mode, the relay corresponding to the

alarm out 1 is short-circuited. In the Day mode, it is

open.

When you click Alarm out 1 on the Administrator

menu, the Alarm out 1 setting page appears. When you

click Alarm out 2 on the Administrator menu, the

Alarm out 2 setting page appears.

Use these pages to set up for the Alarm out function that

controls the alarm out 1 or alarm out 2 of the I/O port

located on the rear the camera. You can control the

alarm out when a trigger occurs by an external sensor

input, the built-in activity detection function, a manual

trigger button, the Day/Night function or the timer.

The setting items for alarm out 1 and alarm out 2 are the

same. This section explains how to set alarm out 1 as an

example.

Alarm: Controls alarm out 1 by synchronizing with an

external sensor input or the built-in activity detection

function. When you select Alarm, the Alarm mode

setting section appears (see page 37).

Timer: Controls alarm out 1 by the timer. When you

select Timer, the Timer mode setting section appears

(see page 38).

Alarm mode setting Section

Activating/Deactivating the Alarm

Out 1 Function

— Alarm out 1 usage setting Page

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the alarm out 1 function. If the

selected alarm is detected, the alarm out 1 status

changes.

Sensor: External sensor connected to sensor input of the

camera I/O port

To activate the Alarm out 1 function, select Use alarm

out 1 function and click OK. The Alarm out 1 setting

page appears.

When you do not use the Alarm out 1 function, select Do

not use alarm out 1 function and click OK.

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera.

To set the activity detection function, click Activity

detection. The Activity detection setting page

appears (see page 44).

Setting the Alarm Out 1 Function

— Alarm out 1 setting Page

Available period

Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.

Always: The alarm mode is available any time.

Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according

to the schedule selected on the Schedule No. menu

below.

Mode

Select the mode of the Alarm out 1 function.

Manual: Controls the alarm out 1 manually.

In this mode, you can short-circuit and open the

alarm out 1 by clicking the

(Trigger) button on

the main viewer page. (See “Controlling the

Application Manually” on page 12.)

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Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode

being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

“Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server

Recording Images in

Memory

— Image memory setting Page

When you click Image memory on the Administrator

menu, the Image memory setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the image memory function

which captures a still image and records it in the built-in

memory of the camera (about 8 MB) or the ATA

memory card. You can capture a still image at the

moment when a trigger occurs by an external sensor

input, the built-in activity detection function or a manual

trigger button. The captured still image is recorded in

the built-in memory or the ATA memory card. You can

also record a still image periodically.

Alarm duration

Select the duration for which the alarm output is short-

circuited between 1 and 60 sec.

Timer mode setting Section

The recorded image file can be found or downloaded to

the computer using the FTP server function. (See

setting Page” on page 34.)

Schedule No.

Select the schedule you want to activate the alarm out 1

timer mode.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

The alarm out 1 is short-circuited at the start time of the

selected schedule, and it switches to open at the end

time.

Activating/Deactivating the Image

Memory Function— Image memory

usage setting Page

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

“Controlling the Application Manually” on page 12.)

Built-in memory

Displays the free space of the built-in memory of the

camera.

A-slot

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC

card slot and its free card space.”

Use image memory function/Do not use

image memory function

To activate the Image memory function, select Use

image memory function and click OK. The Image

memory setting page appears.

When you do not use the Image memory function, select

Do not use image memory function and click OK.

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consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number

is added to the file name.

Sequence number: A consecutive number is added to

the basic file name. A number of up to 10 digits

between 0000000000 and 4294967295 is added to

the file name.

Memory

Select the memory you want to store the image to, from

the drop-down list.

Built-in memory: Built-in memory of the camera

(about 8 MB)

ATA memory card: ATA memory card inserted into PC

card slot of the camera

Tip

When the Mode menu is set to Alarm, the type of alarm

and the capture timing to the alarm are added to the

suffix.

Type of alarm: S1 (Sensor), AD (Activity Detection)

Capture timing: PR (Pre-alarm), JT (Just alarm), PT

(Post-alarm)

Notes

• The image recorded in the built-in memory will be

erased when the power of the camera is turned off.

• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer

page may decrease during image storage.

• Deactivate the image memory function before

removing the ATA memory card or turning off the

power of the camera with the ATA memory card

inserted.

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

• The image memory function cannot be activated if the

Backup sending mode menu is set to On. To use the

image memory function, set the Backup sending mode

menu to Off.

Overwrite

Select if you overwrite the file or not when there is

insufficient memory space to record the image.

Select On to allow overwriting. The oldest file or folder

is overwritten first.

Select Off to prohibit overwriting. In this case, a new

file cannot be stored.

Recording an Image in the Selected

Memory — Image memory setting

Page

Capacity warning

Select On to send a warning mail to the Administrator

when the built-in memory space is low or the memory is

full due to activation of the image memory function.

Select Off if you do not want to send a warning mail.

If On is selected, the SMTP server name and

Administrator e-mail address menus appear.

SMTP server name

Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server you

want to use for sending the E-mail, up to 64 characters.

Administrator e-mail address

Type the E-mail address of the recipient of the warning

mail (E-mail address of the Administrator), up to 64

characters.

Image file name

Type the basic file name you want to assign to the

images when saving in the memory. You can use up to

6 alphanumeric, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for

naming.

Mode

Select the mode of the Image memory function.

Suffix

Manual: Records a still image in the selected memory

Select the suffix to add to the file name.

None: No suffix is added. The basic file name is

assigned to the image to be recorded in memory.

Date/Time: The date/time suffix is added to the file

name.

manually.

In this mode, when you click the

(Trigger)

button on the main viewer page, a still image is

captured and recorded in the selected memory. (See

The date/timer suffix consists of lower two-digits of

year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour

(2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and

Alarm: Records a still image in the selected memory by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the

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built-in activity detection function. When you select

Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see

page 40).

Alarm buffer configuration

Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting

page.

For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm

buffer setting Page” on page 42.

Note

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select

the Alarm mode. When you want to use the Alarm

mode, set the Suffix menu to Date/Time or

Sequence number.

Note

If an alarm occurs during the Alarm buffer processing,

that alarm is ignored.

Periodical recording:Records still images in the

selected memory periodically. When you select

Periodical recording, the Periodical recording

mode setting section appears (see page 40).

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script

file (.js) are added each time the selected alarm is

detected.

When you open the added HTML file using a general

browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the

still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi-

animation).

Alarm mode setting Section

See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 33.

Periodical recording mode setting

Section

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the Image memory function. If

the selected alarm is detected, a still image is captured

and recorded in the selected memory.

Sensor: External sensor connected to sensor input of the

camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera.

Interval time

Type the interval at which you want to record an image

periodically. You can set the hour (H), minutes (M) and

seconds (S) between 1 second and 24 hours (one day).

To set the activity detection function, click Activity

detection. The Activity detection setting page

appears (see page 44).

Note

Available period

The actual interval may be longer than the set value,

depending on the image size and the recording

conditions of the ATA memory card.

Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.

Always: The alarm mode is available any time.

Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according

to the schedule selected in the Schedule No. menu

below.

Available period

Select the period for which the periodical recording

mode is available.

Always: The periodical recording mode is available any

time.

Use scheduler: The periodical recording mode is

available according to the schedule selected in the

Schedule No. menu below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode

being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period

menu, select the schedule you want the periodical

recording mode being available.

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Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select

multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule

check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting

See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 33.

Directory Structure of Image

Memory

The images are recorded in the memory with the

following directory structure.

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script

file (.js) are added every 100 files.

ATA memory card (A-slot): Slot A

Built-in memory: Drive C

Slot A or drive C has the following directory structure.

When you open the added HTML file using a general

browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the

still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi-

animation).

Drive root

Date

Alarm

Sensor1

xxxxxxx.jpg

aaaaaa.html

aaaaaa.js

Note

ActDet

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select On.

When you want to use the digest viewer, set the Suffix

menu to Date/Time or Sequence number.

Timer

Manual

zzzzzzz.jpg

cccccc.html

cccccc.js

Back/OK

ddddddd.jpg

eeeeeee.jpg

ffffffff.jpg

represents a folder created automatically. The

Date folder has a 6-digit folder name consisting of the

lower two digits of year (2 digits), month (2 digits) and

date (2 digits) . The Sensor, and Act Det (activity

detection) folders correspond to alarm modes. The

Timer folder corresponds to the periodical recording

mode. And, the Manual folder corresponds to the

manual mode.

JPEG image files are stored in each folder. If the digest

viewer is allowed, an HTML file (.html) and a Java

Script file (.js) are created automatically at the time of

each alarm event. For the periodical recording mode, an

HTML file (.html) and a Java Script file (.js) are created

automatically every 100 JPEG image files.

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Setting the Alarm Buffer Communicating Data via

— Alarm buffer setting Page

Serial Port

When you click Alarm buffer on the Administrator

menu, the Alarm buffer Setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the alarm buffer used in the

FTP client function (see page 30) and the Image

memory function (see page 38).

— Serial setting Page

When you click Serial on the Administrator menu, the

Serial setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the date communication via

the serial interface. You can input data from a computer

via the network to the camera, and output it to an

external serial interface for controlling a peripheral

device, or, vice versa, input data from a peripheral

device to the camera via the external serial interface and

output it to the computer via the network.

Perform the setting to match the peripheral device you

connect to the camera.

Recording interval

The external serial interface of this camera conforms to

RS232C standards.

Select the interval (in seconds) at which you want to

record an image in the alarm buffer.

You can select from among the following intervals:

SNC-Z20N:

1/30, 1/15, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

(seconds)

SNC-Z20P:

1/25, 1/12, 1/8, 1/5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

(seconds)

Mode

Pre-alarm images

Select the port through which you send and receive data

via the network: HTTP (HTTP Generic Driver) or TCP

(TCP Generic Driver), or select if the camera is

controlled using the VISCA protocol.

Type the number of images to be recorded before

detecting an alarm (Pre-alarm).

Post-alarm images

Type the number of images to be recorded after

detecting an alarm (Post-alarm).

HTTP: When you select HTTP, you can realize data

communication by creating an HTML program with

CGI commands embedded in the computer.

For the CGI commands, consult your authorized

Sony dealer.

Maximum alarm images

Displays the maximum number of images that can be

recorded in the alarm buffer with the current image size

and image quality.

TCP: When you select TCP, specify the TCP port

number on the TCP Port No. menu, and you can send

and receive data that is input to or output from the

external serial communication port. You can check

the connection to the camera using a DOS command

“telnet [host name] [assigned port number]”.

Note

The number of Maximum alarm images differs

depending on the Image size and Image quality settings

on the Camera setting page.

Check the Maximum alarm images setting and set so

that the total number of Pre-alarm images and Post-

alarm images does not exceed the Maximum alarm

images.

If you set both Pre-alarm images and Post-alarm images

to 0, only one image is recorded at the moment when an

alarm is detected.

VISCA: When you select VISCA, you can control the

camera using the VISCA protocol.

For the command list of the VISCA protocol, consult

your authorized Sony dealer.

OK/Cancel

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Notes

Setting the Schedule

• When you control the camera via the serial port using

the VISCA protocol, match the communication

settings with those on the connected controller.

• This camera does not support the daisy chain

connection of VISCA devices. Connect the camera

and the controller one for one.

— Schedule setting Page

When you click Schedule on the Administrator menu,

the Schedule setting page appears.

Use this page to set up to six schedules used for the Day/

Night function, FTP client function, SMTP function,

Alarm out 1 or 2 function and Image memory function.

TCP port No.

When you select TCP on the Mode menu, type the port

number for the TCP port (TCP Generic Driver). Set a

port number other than Well-Known port numbers (0 to

1023).

Baud rate

Select the communication baud rate for the peripheral

device connected to the serial interface. You can select

from among the following baud rates:

38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600, 300 (bps)

Parity bit

Select the parity bit for the peripheral device connected

to the serial interface: None, Odd or Even.

Schedule No. 1 to Schedule No. 6

For each schedule, specify Start time (hour and minutes)

and End time (hour and minutes), and check the days of

the week that you want to activate the function.

Character length

Select the character length for the peripheral device

connected to the serial interface: 7 or 8 (bits).

OK/Cancel

Stop bits

Select the stop bit for the peripheral device connected to

the serial interface: 1 or 2 (bits).

OK/Cancel

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Setting the Activity Detection Area

Set the activity detection working area as follows:

Setting the Activity

Detection Function —

Activity detection setting Page

When you click Activity detection on the Administrator

menu, the Activity detection setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the activity detection to link

various applications.

Determine the view angle of the camera at which

you want to perform activity detection, using the

zoom.

Click Activity detection on the Administrator

menu.

A still picture is captured and the Activity detection

setting page appears.

Hold down the mouse left button and drag it

diagonally.

The portion marked with a red frame determines the

activity detection working area.

As the default setting, the whole area is set as the

activity detection working area.

Note

Before using the activity detection, perform the

operation test to confirm correct operation.

The activity detection may not operate correctly in the

following cases:

– when the Day/Night function is activated on the

Camera setting page

– while changing a setting on the Camera setting page

– when the Focus mode menu is set to Auto on the

Camera setting page

– while zooming in

– when the object is dark

Sensitivity

Select the sensitivity of the activity detection from the

drop-down list. You can select the sensitivity between

Level 1 and Level 9. Level 9 is the maximum

sensitivity.

– when the camera is installed in an unstable place that

causes vibration to the camera

Tip

The Sensitivity of the activity detection means a

proportion of the changed area (pixels) to the whole

activity detection area.

OK/Cancel

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Showing the Pop-up

— Pop-up setting Page

When you click Pop-up on the Administrator menu, the

Pop-up setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for displaying a pop-up with your

favorite message on the computers monitoring the

camera image, or for displaying a pop-up automatically

when there is an alarm input.

Manual pop-up text

Type the text to be displayed on a pop-up between 1 and

64 characters.

Click Apply to display the pop-up on all the computers

monitoring the camera.

Alarm pop-up text

Display mode

Select the computer on which you want to display a pop-

up when an alarm is input.

Administrator: The pop-up is displayed only on the

computer monitoring the camera image as the

Administrator.

All users: The pop-up is displayed on all the computers

monitoring the camera image.

Sensor/Activity detection

Select On to show a pop-up when an alarm occurs by the

earch corresponding sensor. Select Off not to show it.

On each text box, type the text to be displayed on the

pop-up between 1 and 64 characters.

OK/Cancel